Carolina League Most Valuable Player Award

Three players who have won the MVP Award also won the Carolina League Top MLB Prospect Award in the same season: Jackson Chourio (2022), Samuel Basallo (2023), and Jaison Chourio (2024).

[4] The only player to win the MVP Award on multiple occasions is Bubba Smith, who won back-to-back in 1992 and 1993.

Fourteen players from the Lynchburg Hillcats have been selected for the MVP Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Winston-Salem Dash (10); the Salem Red Sox (8); the Peninsula Pilots (6); the Kinston Indians (5); the High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms (4); the Carolina Mudcats, Durham Bulls, Frederick Keys, Greensboro Yankees, Kinston Eagles, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Potomac Nationals, Raleigh Pirates, Reidsville Luckies, and Wilson Tobs (2); and the Burlington Bees, Charleston RiverDogs, Danville Leafs, Delmarva Shorebirds, Fayetteville A's, Raleigh-Durham Triangles, Tidewater Tides, Wilmington Blue Rocks, and Winston-Salem Cardinals (1).

Three award winners played for teams that were not affiliated with any MLB organization.

Active Carolina League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.

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Curt Flood , the 1956 winner, was selected for the 1964, 1966, and 1968 MLB All-Star Games . [ 11 ]
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Carl Yastrzemski , the 1959 MVP, won the 1967 American League MVP Award and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. [ 12 ]
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Dave Parker , the 1972 recipient, won the 1978 National League MVP Award . [ 13 ]
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Lenny Dykstra , the 1983 MVP, was selected to play in three MLB All-Star Games (1990, 1994, and 1995). [ 14 ]
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Víctor Martínez , the 2001 recipient, became a five-time MLB All-Star (2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2014). [ 15 ]
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Mario Feliciano won the 2019 MVP Award.